Limiting amount of information can increase chances for successful collaboration: Network pictures in the procurement of innovation context. Based on the case study in the City of Amsterdam CTO Innovation Team

Public procurement in the European Union is an important part of interaction between governments and the market. According to the European Commission1 every year over 250 000 public authorities in the EU spend around 14% of GDP (around €2 trillion per year) on the purchase of services, works and supplies. Often perceived as a purely bureaucratic...

Responsible Technologies in Public Spaces

History has taught us that not all innovation is good innovation. Just take for example the ecological devastation the DDT and the carcinogenic asbestos have caused. The advancement in new technologies like AI, IoT, autonomous robots and big data brings with it plenty of uncertainties, risks and ethical questions that need answers to if we wish...

Challenges of Urban Living Labs towards the Future of Local Innovation

Finding new approaches to overcome complex urban problems such as climate change has always been of interest to policymakers and academics. The changing dynamics of urban development result in the diversification of new practices during which experimentation is used to inform urban practice. Amongst these approaches, urban living labs (ULLs)...

Transferring Circular Economy Solutions across Differentiated Territories: Understanding and Overcoming the Barriers for Knowledge Transfer

“Learning from abroad” is a widely recognised and used means to innovate and improve strategies and policies implemented by regions and cities. However, literature on knowledge transfer and related concepts, such as policy transfer, policy mobility or lesson-drawing, highlights the limitations of this process, especially when it entails the...

Community of Innovation: Marineterrein 2.0

This project is an attempt to transform a former military base Marineterrein, located in the center of Amsterdam into a Community of Innovation. Based on the research Home in digital age. Apartments for young innovators.<br/>The focus lies on transforming two existing buildings of technical education facility for soldiers into a working and...

Google Europe Campus: A working - living innovation district

This is a complex project focused on combing a working and living environment for the employees of a tech company located in Amsterdam at the former Apple Market. The design redevelops an existing, underutilized parking garage and the adjacent waterfront to create an innovation district integrated within the urban fabric, with special attention...

The Knowledge Exchange and Innovation Centre

The Amsterdam Zuidas area is dominated by office buildings, which has a negative effect on the local atmosphere. Besides, the current station is not sufficient to process the increasing amount of passengers in the future. To mix functions and extend the station the integration of an innovation centre within the station will be realized. The...